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(Young AIR!)
Saturday art classes held at The Maple Street School, 21 Lincoln Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Co-taught by Simone Leigh and Yasmin Spiro. Our classes reflect contemporary art
practice by using a wide variety of resources - conceptually and formally. We expose the
children to a wide range of approaches to art making as well as aid them in developing
a strong art making skill set.
Simone Leigh has been working for the Studio in a Yasmin Spiro has been teaching for over 10 years,.
School organization for over 8 years, with a special- She has worked with the Studio in School organizaion
ization in early childhood. She has also worked for for over 5 yrs, and she has also taught wth the Doing
the Center for Arts Education, led workshops at the Art Together program at the Metropolitan Museum,
Brooklyn Museum and The Brooklyn Public Library, Pratt’s saturday art program and the National Gallery
and Child's Place for Children with Special Needs. of Jamaica’s summer arts programs.